24th Century Classes Part 1

[Deneva] [Antares] [Apollo] [Hokule'a] [Wambunda] [Niagara] [Surak] [Istanbul] [Merced] [Mediterranean] [Renaissance] [Steamrunner] [Springfield] [Yorkshire] [Olympic]

Deneva class

This class is probably a freighter. Certainly the U.S.S. Arcos was serving in that capacity at the time of her loss. The LUG RPG supplement The Price of Freedom calls this class a Light Transport (210m long, 11 decks, in service from 2318) and also lists U.S.S. Eridani and U.S.S. Indi in addition to those below. [Dorsal View] [Dorsal and Starboard views]

Antares class

There are a lot of contradictory references to Antares class vessels. See Problems and Oddities.

Apollo class

The LUG RPG supplement The Price of Freedom calls this class a Light Cruiser (315m long, 16 decks, in service from 2325) and also lists U.S.S. Chronos and U.S.S. McHenry in addition to those below. [Dorsal View] [Dorsal and Starboard views]

The later supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet has retconned much of the material from the earlier supplement and now supports the theory that the Vulcan ships seen in "Unification" were Apollo class vessels. Another vessel, U.S.S. Chengdai NCC-32759 is also mentioned.

Hokule'a class cruiser

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Scout (137m long, 6 decks, in service from 2314), and mentions the U.S.S. Sakai NCC-19794. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Deseado NCC-63118.

Wambunda class light cruiser

The U.S.S. Drake was unarguably a light cruiser, but the U.S.S. Fleming was described as a medical transport. As the latter is a mission description and the latter a true ship designation, I have called this class light cruisers.

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Heavy Cruiser (426m long, 27 decks, in service from 2328), and describes it as something like a smaller, three nacelled Nebula predecessor. Also listed are the U.S.S. Ogun NCC-24752, U.S.S. V'torrekh NCC-27943 and the U.S.S. Doyle NCC-31649. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Senanga NCC-62711.

Niagara class

There is a false rumour that this class is visible in the matte painting of the starbase interior from "11001001" and/or "Remember Me". (This rumour predates either of the two designs presented here.) Andy Probert, who created the painting categorically states that there isn't (though that painting does contain a type of shuttle craft never seen anywhere else).

A model of this class was built for the Wolf 359 graveyard scenes in "Best of Both Worlds, Part 2". It seems to be a three nacelled ship though the nacelles are possibly mounted differently to the Fact Files depiction pictured here.

Issue 109 of the Star Trek Fact Files publication include illustrations of this class. This version is shown above and more scans are also available: [Starboard] [Dorsal] [Ventral] [Fore and Aft].

The LUG RPG supplement The Price of Freedom calls this class a Fast Cruiser (530m long, 16 decks, in service from 2349) and also lists U.S.S. Fairfax NCC-39643, U.S.S. Joshua Tree NCC-56676, U.S.S. Thims NCC-59015, U.S.S. Raleigh NCC-51378, U.S.S. Wells NCC-39217 and U.S.S. T'Pavis NCC-60023 in addition to those below. [Dorsal View]

The later LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet retcons the above depiction and goes with the three nacelled design (450m long, 33 decks, in service from 2349), and adds the above listed registry numbers to the names.

The LUG RPG supplement The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Hamra NCC-58279.

Surak class

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class an Escort (118m long, 5 decks, in service from 2355), and mentions the U.S.S. Gha'tal NCC-35892.

Istanbul class transport

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Fast Cruiser (355m long, 15 decks, in service from 2346), and describes it as something like a smaller, three nacelled Nebula predecessor. Also listed are the U.S.S. Chicagov NCC-34055 and the U.S.S. Kiev NCC-34123. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Oaxaca NCC-68429.

Merced class

The LUG RPG supplements The Price of Freedom and Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet call this class a Light Escort (187m long, 9 decks, in service from 2312) and also lists U.S.S. Calypso, U.S.S. Pumori (PofF only) and U.S.S. Oberon (SRM1 only) in addition to those below. [Dorsal View] [Dorsal and Starboard views]

Mediterranean class

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Frigate (385m long, 9 decks, in service from 2339) and also mentions the U.S.S. Aegean NCC-44454. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Carstairs NCC-66225.

Renaissance class

This class has been shown in the comics, and while I haven't seen a decent picture myself, I have had them described as an "Ambassador/Excelsior hybrid with galaxy nacelles".

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Cruiser (315m long, 12 decks, in service from 2303), gives a description that makes this class a member of the Excelsior 'family' and lists the U.S.S. Fascenelli NCC-46612 and the U.S.S. Schiavona NCC-46735. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Gryphon NCC-25471.

Steamrunner class

The LUG RPG supplements The Price of Freedom and Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet call this class a Heavy Frigate (375m long, 18 decks, in service from 2369) and also lists U.S.S. Great Smokey NCC-51967, U.S.S. Matewan NCC-53446, U.S.S. Sutter NCC-63749, U.S.S. Wanderer NCC-64590, U.S.S. Circassia NCC-65203, U.S.S. Adirondack NCC-63678 and U.S.S. Shenandoah (but see the Danube class) in addition to those below.

The LUG RPG supplement The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Persepolis NCC-70364, U.S.S. Nath'qu NCC-71115, U.S.S. Orobouros NCC-72405, U.S.S. Koral NCC-72631 and the U.S.S. Cutasi NCC-73815.

Springfield class

A model of this ship was built for the Wolf 359 graveyard scene in "Best of Both Worlds, Part 2". It consisted of a scaled down Galaxy class saucer attached directly to a wedge shaped secondary hull with two nacelles mounted above.

A U.S.S. Springfield NCC-1963 was listed in "ST VI: The Undiscovered Country", in light of the above description it is unlikely that that vessel is the class vessel of this class.

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Light Frigate (396m long, 11 decks, in service from 2342), and mentions the U.S.S. Stoneman NCC-55376, U.S.S. Richmond NCC-64275 and the U.S.S. Hur'gaas NCC-59261. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Star Uzor NCC-61794.

Yorkshire class transport

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class an Armured Transport (90m long, 3 decks, in service from 2365), describes its appearance as an enlarged shuttlecraft and mentions the U.S.S. Cornwall NCC-55938.

Olympic class

The LUG RPG supplements The Price of Freedom and Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet call the ship a Medical Vessel (330m, 27 decks, in service from 2361) and list U.S.S. Hope NCC-54368, U.S.S. Peace NCC-55135, U.S.S. Hippocrates NCC-68468, U.S.S. Mayo NCC-59137, U.S.S. Moore NCC-54216 and U.S.S. Tranquility NCC-53742 in addition to those below.

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